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Show (/.. the United States in priority of filings. While the lard osrned by the white settlera was rapidly brought trader cultivation, hut little progress was saade on that otned By the Indims. It became evidoz-t ia 1914 th3t unleBa strenuoua action was taian looking to tha cultivation of tha Indian land, proof of the beneficial use of water on tha aaaa could not be made prior tc the aspiration of the time limit in 1919. This passing of tha priorily of tho water-right to subsequent appropriators would render the Indian laida practically valualesa, and to prevent this contingency, and to place tha land rapidly under cultivation, the Superintendent of the Besorvaticn waa authorised to iij2.se tha allotments comprising the virgin soil under quite attractive conditions, with the result that in 1919 practically all tbo irrigable land of the Uintah Project waa ready for proof/ An extension of time waa secured from the State to permit tha preparation of proof of beneficial use, ard it - is thought that whan tha time of proof expires, January 1, 1921, tho matter will be brought to a 3ucoeeaful conclusion. The area, of the Project aa at present determined amounts to 30,000 acres, this being slightly smaller thsn the area originally ccntemplated, aa it waa found that seme of the thea included land was not fit for cultivation,, it hd.ng- 9 0 |